Weekly Summary  - ( South Dakota )  - January 12, 2026

Worthing, SD Mon Jan, 19 2026 South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 1/12/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 33002 33883 38126 Feeder Cattle 31702 32364 36526 Slaughter Cattle 1300 1519 1600 Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances to 15.00 higher on 400-500 lbs. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. Higher futures prices, until Friday, helped to propel the feeder cattle market higher. Cash fed cattle selling in the 232.00-233.00 range also helped to add some support to the market. The market is incredibly active for those lighter weight cattle, and for replacement quality heifers. The market is active on the heavier weight cattle bound for finishing yards, but with the supply so much more readily available than the light weights, buyers can be more selective and not have to fight as hard to get cattle bought. Cattle feeders are feeling more cautious than the backgrounders, as they had to endure losses on cattle sold before the market recovered. The weather has been open and rather mild, for mid January, which made it easy for cattle producers to get their cattle shipped to town. Winter made a harsh comeback on Friday with high winds, below zero temps and worse windchills in the forecast for the coming week. Cattle producers were quick to get cattle consigned and sold this week as the market has recovered so much of it's lost ground. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 310-348 338 630.00-680.00 641.67 112 361-399 381 590.00-665.00 612.12 212 400-445 427 530.00-625.00 573.25 13 431 431 617.50 617.50 Thin Fleshed 305 458-496 481 480.21-586.00 553.55 6 501 501 455.00 455.00 Fleshy 6 506 506 430.00 430.00 Unweaned 42 507 507 596.00 596.00 Thin Fleshed 1082 500-547 525 467.50-547.50 528.56 37 543 543 487.50 487.50 Full 16 569 569 516.00 516.00 Thin Fleshed 1567 551-599 584 427.50-507.00 479.15 26 588-594 590 405.00-422.00 415.42 Fleshy 1659 600-647 625 417.50-480.00 447.05 22 630-631 631 420.00-425.00 421.82 Fleshy 2329 650-699 675 395.00-456.00 428.12 2220 700-749 721 376.00-432.00 402.38 51 722 722 370.00 370.00 Unweaned 97 724-747 735 368.00-385.00 374.49 Fleshy 2170 750-799 779 352.50-399.00 381.51 158 777-798 784 359.00-365.00 361.73 Fleshy 1445 800-840 817 352.00-384.00 366.24 9 815-827 823 342.00-359.00 353.39 Fleshy 10 827 827 330.00 330.00 Unweaned 15 853 853 307.50 307.50 Fleshy 904 850-896 871 340.00-366.00 354.95 186 910-942 915 313.00-320.50 319.75 Fleshy 612 900-947 922 325.00-356.00 340.86 293 951-983 964 329.75-351.00 336.05 56 998 998 325.50 325.50 Fleshy 34 1094 1094 307.00 307.00 Fleshy Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 328 328 545.00 545.00 6 390 390 585.00 585.00 31 430-444 434 485.00-535.00 509.33 57 451-479 463 475.00-525.00 506.02 105 508-548 539 460.00-515.00 486.34 17 565-570 569 440.00-452.50 442.92 145 607-645 623 380.00-437.00 420.90 17 653-684 664 376.00-395.00 384.05 15 694 694 375.00 375.00 Unweaned 41 737-748 743 369.00-377.00 373.98 11 760-799 788 357.00-359.00 358.47 14 903-923 916 312.50-339.00 321.83 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 549 549 492.00 492.00 303 1012-1049 1041 309.00-322.00 319.94 151 1050-1062 1057 309.00-323.25 312.96 17 1095 1095 294.50 294.50 Fleshy 63 1114-1118 1115 290.00-310.00 306.50 Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 502 502 480.00 480.00 13 638 638 350.00 350.00 23 675 675 350.00 350.00 Fleshy 8 676 676 305.00 305.00 8 749 749 376.00 376.00 14 783-788 785 290.00-315.00 300.75 12 842 842 275.00 275.00 Fleshy 58 882 882 330.00 330.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 35 329-345 338 520.00-570.00 546.51 101 356-393 368 500.00-600.00 537.18 232 406-449 429 480.00-542.50 512.50 650 450-496 476 455.00-540.00 499.47 77 521 521 500.00 500.00 Thin Fleshed 1171 501-548 528 417.50-490.00 457.93 1348 551-599 575 391.00-480.00 435.00 17 568-592 579 396.00-415.00 405.14 Fleshy 10 592 592 403.00 403.00 Unweaned 265 591-597 595 446.00-467.50 452.93 Replacement 122 603-631 613 438.00-507.00 482.53 Replacement 8 613 613 384.00 384.00 Unweaned 1662 600-648 619 370.00-435.00 408.50 1677 650-699 673 365.00-412.00 389.93 466 650-698 674 377.00-475.00 430.38 Replacement 58 654-694 675 344.00-360.00 355.45 Fleshy 278 701-725 710 372.00-395.00 380.36 Replacement 996 701-749 723 342.00-388.00 366.05 58 709-746 727 322.50-340.00 335.98 Fleshy 304 752-770 762 383.00-420.00 389.94 Replacement 47 758-781 769 327.50-333.00 330.90 Fleshy 823 751-799 774 331.00-365.00 345.86 6 805 805 338.00 338.00 Full 40 808-835 827 307.80-330.00 317.81 Fleshy 573 801-848 830 324.00-346.00 330.80 177 850-899 871 321.50-346.00 328.52 29 867-889 875 305.00-315.00 307.57 Fleshy 72 914-933 927 305.00-329.00 325.37 54 952 952 285.50 285.50 Fleshy 158 954-996 986 290.00-317.00 313.39 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 22 301-343 319 455.00-540.00 507.77 72 358-397 374 465.00-540.00 513.70 9 439-449 443 405.00-470.00 434.25 121 454-495 489 427.50-473.00 464.22 58 504-540 514 382.50-417.00 400.05 46 550-596 578 322.50-398.00 374.82 19 615-628 626 311.00-370.00 360.85 22 665 665 357.50 357.50 47 719-725 720 331.00-342.00 332.89 7 760 760 322.50 322.50 24 845 845 317.50 317.50 4 912 912 322.00 322.00 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 279 1004-1035 1006 272.00-292.00 290.99 Fleshy 97 1002-1048 1021 297.00-317.00 308.21 6 1072 1072 238.00 238.00 Fleshy 76 1165-1178 1172 286.00-295.00 292.38 150 1182-1188 1185 266.00 266.00 Fleshy Heifers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 130 1037 1037 281.75 281.75 Fleshy Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 547 547 385.00 385.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 481-497 493 485.00-495.00 492.71 11 503 503 475.00 475.00 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1246 1246 244.00 244.00 Return to Feed, Choice 31 1341-1468 1423 229.00-236.50 233.25 Certified Prgms, Choice 6 1443 1443 230.00 230.00 Choice 99 1528-1575 1543 228.00-235.75 233.26 Choice 146 1504-1628 1562 232.50-236.50 235.20 Certified Prgms, Choice 57 1614-1742 1657 229.00-237.50 233.79 Heavy Weight, Choice 50 1616-1918 1738 210.00-225.00 218.08 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1380 1380 231.00 231.00 Certified Prgms, Choice 136 1265-1539 1394 228.50-235.50 232.55 Choice 124 1393-1583 1438 230.00-236.50 234.86 Certified Prgms, Choice 45 1629-1639 1634 225.00-226.00 225.49 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Beef/Dairy Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 34 1254-1578 1467 215.50-223.00 220.67 Choice Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 32 1405-1420 1416 221.00-225.00 224.01 Choice 8 1493 1493 214.00 214.00 Select and Choice Slaughter Dairy Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 1265-1562 1479 192.00-196.00 194.26 Choice Slaughter Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 1296-1543 1440 200.00-201.00 200.63 Choice Beef/Dairy Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 19 397 397 420.00 420.00 Beef/Dairy Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 1011 1011 285.00 285.00 18 1101 1101 245.00 245.00 Beef/Dairy Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 31 415 415 435.00 435.00 16 523 523 365.00 365.00 Beef/Dairy Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 549 549 265.00 265.00